Perhaps “Protestant” is not strictly correct. For instance, I’m unsure if Anglicans are considered Protestant. But let’s say instead, are there any non-Catholic, non-Orthodox Christian monks? Or organizations that may not call themselves monks, but who nevertheless live the life of monks?
I know that the Sisters of Saint Benedict invite Protestant women to become part of their convent.
Wow. I checked out their site and I think it’s wonderful that they are open to non-Catholic Christians. Thanks for the info!
There are several Anglican/Episcopalian orders, which I’m sure Polycarp can tell you about.
There is currently one United Methodist monk, a woman named Mary Stamps, who founded Saint Brigid of Kildare Monestary in St. Cloud, Minnesotta. I’m not sure what distinguishes a woman monasitc as a monk rather than a nun or a sister. A good article about her can be found here.
There is also the Taize Community, a group of about 100 brothers from various church backgrounds, including Protestants and Catholics.
As Alan notes, there are Anglican monastic orders. My understanding is that most of them date to the 19th century, as part of the High Church/Oxford movement, which generally emphasised a return to the catholic roots of the C. of E., such as a greater emphasis on sacramental theology, more elaborate liturgy, etc. Google on “Anglican monastery” and you’ll get a lot of hits, including for Benedictine Anglicans, Cistercian Anglicans, and others. I believe there are also Franciscan Anglicans, but I’m not sure.
A web page of links to various Anglican monastic communities.
Anglican Benedictine communities.
The Society of St. Francis, a community of Episcopalian Franciscan friars, some of whom Barb and I know personally. The Third Order of the SSF, Franciscan Tertiaries living by a Rule of Life individually tailored to match their vocation to live “in the world” as opposed to in a religious community. My wife is life professed as a Tertiary and presently co-convener of the Volusiano Fellowship, a gathering of Triangle area Tertiaries that meets once a month (and which was probably the first group anywhere to liturgically commemorate Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, the martyred chaplain of 9/11, now being advocated for canonization).
This, apparently, is a Lutheran monastery, but it looks like it’s open to all Christians.